The UT Cotton Scout School is scheduled for the last Friday of the month, May 28^st, at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd, Jackson). There is no fee, and preregistration is not required. Registration begins at 8:00 AM with the program starting at 8:30. Content will include classroom and hands-on training with an optional ‘go-to-the-field session’ after a box lunch. Topics covered will include cotton development and identification and symptoms of insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds.

A deadline that is quickly approaching in Tennessee is the state rule that prohibits the use of older generic formulations of dicamba in soybean or cotton from May 15 to October 1. Continue reading →

We kicked off the 2021 Cotton Focus Video Series with two videos from Dr. Scott Stewart.  To wrap the event up, we are providing a final video covering plant bugs from Dr. Stewart.

Dr. Stewart’s video can be accessed below or by clicking here.  Again, thanks to everyone for tuning in and a special thanks to our speakers!

Thanks to all of our presenters who contributed to the 2021 Cotton Focus Video Series!

For those interested in points, please make sure to watch all videos (posted at utcrops.com/cotton, click the link and scroll down to the bottom of the page) and then complete the quiz which can be found here. The quiz password is 2021.

Have you recently found yourself thumbing through fiber quality data wondering, ‘how do they generate this data, and what does it all mean, again?’  In the last 2021 Cotton Focus Video Series entry, I give a brief walk-through of the University of Tennessee MicroGin and highlight a publication from last year by Steve Brown and Tyler Sandlin (Auburn University) covering explaining the process of fiber development and fiber quality.  I also highlight results from a recent MidSouth Cotton Specialists’ effort which re-evaluated the role of variety selection, the environment and management on realized fiber quality.    Continue reading →